East Side Union High School District
Administrative Regulation
AR 5132
Students

Dress and Grooming


In cooperation with teachers, students and parent/guardians, the principal or designee shall establish school rules governing student dress and grooming that are consistent with laws, Governing Board policy and administrative regulations. These school dress codes shall be regularly reviewed. The principal or designee of each school site will ensure that the following District Dress Standards are contained within the local site Student Behavior Code.

East Side Union High School District Student Dress Standards

Each school shall allow students to wear sun-protective clothing, including, but not limited to, hats for outdoor use during school day. (Education Code 35189.5)

In addition, the following standards shall apply to all regular school activities:

  1. Students are expected to dress in a manner that is neat and appropriate for school or work.
  2. Students may not wear clothing that disrupts the educational process.
  3. No Sagging clothes (baggy pants); pants should be size appropriate and worn at the waist.
  4. No torn jeans.
  5. No hats/head covers, scarves, head rags (i.e. stocking caps, satin-type or hairdo covers, “do-rags”, etc.
  6. Clothing, jewelry and personal items (backpacks, fanny packs, gym bags, water bottles, etc.) shall be free of writing or pictures. Other items or insignia that are crude, gang-related, vulgar, profane or sexually suggestive, or that bear drug, alcohol or tobacco company advertising, promotions and likenesses, or that advocate racial, ethnic or religious prejudice are strictly prohibited.
  7. Clothing, jewelry and personal items (backpacks, fanny packs, gym bags, water bottles, etc.) shall be free of writing or pictures. Other items or insignia that are crude, gang-related, vulgar, profane or sexually suggestive, or that bear drug, alcohol or tobacco company advertising, promotions and likenesses, or that advocate racial, ethnic or religious prejudice are strictly prohibited.
  8. Clothing, jewelry and personal items (backpacks, fanny packs, gym bags, water bottles, etc.) shall be free of writing or pictures. Other items or insignia that are crude, gang-related, vulgar, profane or sexually suggestive, or that bear drug, alcohol or tobacco company advertising, promotions and likenesses, or that advocate racial, ethnic or religious prejudice are strictly prohibited.
  9. Shorts and skirts must be size appropriate (arm extended at side, short or skirt bottom reaches finger tips); tight fitting shorts, short shorts and cutoffs are prohibited.
  10. Only the student’s name, written in plain block letters, is permitted on backpacks or other personal items.
  11. No see-through shirts, blouses; no halter tops, tank tops/tube tops, undershirts, muscle shirts or other tops that expose the midriff.
  12. Shoes must always be worn; no inappropriate footwear or roller blades.
  13. No under clothing worn as outerwear.
  14. Red or blue shoes, shoes with red or blue accents or shoes with red or blue laces are not allowed.
  15. No sunglasses may be worn inside school buildings or classrooms.
  16. Any jewelry, body art, piercing or extreme hairstyle/color deemed by the school to be dangerous or a distraction to the learning environment is not acceptable (jewelry with spikes, chokers, wristbands or extra large rings).
  17. Students may not wear clothing that reveals the back or midriff, or through which skin and/or undergarment is visible, or when arms are raised becomes visible. These include but are not limited to: boxers, sheer tops, mesh tops, overly large openings at the neck or arms, off-the-shoulder tops, spaghetti straps, halter tops, swim tops, tube tops or clothing that exposes the midriff.

I.D. Badges

All students will be required to have their school identification badges visible on their person at all times while on campus. I.D. badges will be required at all school dances. Students unable to produce their badge will face progressive disciplinary action, beginning with a phone call home. Teachers will be asked to check badges first period, remind students of the policy and assist students who may have lost or forgotten their badges.

An annual (prior to May 1) review of the local site Student Behavior Code must be conducted by the principal (designee) with input from the school site council and shall further ensure both compliance and enforcement of District Dress Standards.